大象传媒

Tha mi a鈥� dol a chur cr矛och air an sgeulachd Na h-Amhaisgean no Na Tr矛 Saighdearan. Bha an saighdear a鈥� dol gu R矛oghachd na Fuarachd. Bha e a鈥� lorg a leannain. Bha e ann am bothan an d脿rna bodaich. Bha am bodach a鈥� c矛readh fheusaig le badan giuthais.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣ach garbh a鈥� ch矛r a tha agad!鈥� thuirt an saighdear.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐han eil nas m矛ne agam,鈥� fhreagair am bodach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha nas fhe脿rr agamsa,鈥� thuirt an saighdear. Thug e dha an d脿rna c矛r-eich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha fios agam c脿鈥檒 thu a鈥� dol,鈥� thuirt am bodach. 鈥淔uirich an oidhche an seo. Faodaidh tu falbh anns a鈥� mhadainn.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 An l脿rna-mh脿ireach, bha an saighdear a鈥� falbh. Thuirt am bodach ris, 鈥淐uiridh mo bhr脿thair air an rathad cheart thu. Tha e aig astar latha is bliadhna 脿s a seo. Ach bheir mise dhut ceirsle sn脿tha. Caith romhad i agus bheir i ann thu an-diugh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh an saighdear. Bha e a鈥� caitheamh na ceirsle sn脿tha roimhe. Aig ciaradh an fheasgair, r脿inig e bothan. Bha bodach liath ann. Bha e a鈥� c矛readh fheusaig le sguab droighinn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣ach garbh a鈥� ch矛r a tha agad!鈥� thuirt an saighdear.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐han eil nas m矛ne agam,鈥� fhreagair am bodach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha nas fhe脿rr agamsa,鈥� thuirt an saighdear. Thug e dha an treas c矛r-eich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha fios agam c脿鈥檒 thu a鈥� dol,鈥� thuirt am bodach. 鈥淔uirich an oidhche an seo. Faodaidh tu falbh anns a鈥� mhadainn.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 An l脿rna-mh脿ireach, thuirt am bodach ris, 鈥淭ha astar seachd latha 鈥檚 seachd bliadhna agad ri dh猫anamh. Ach bheir mi dhut lorg. Bheir i thu astar m矛le ann am mionaid. Agus bheir iolaire thu do R矛oghachd na Fuarachd.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rinn e fead mh貌r agus nochd iolaire. 鈥淣uair a ruigeas tu R矛oghachd na Fuarachd, bidh agad ri famhair a mharbhadh,鈥� thuirt am bodach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thog an iolaire an saighdear. Chuir i air t矛r e ann an R矛oghachd na Fuarachd. Mharbh an saighdear am famhair taobh a-muigh caisteal an R矛gh. Chunnaic an nighean e. Ghlaodh i ris an R矛gh, 鈥淥 athair, sin an saighdear a sh脿bhail mi bho na h-amhaisgean.鈥�

I鈥檓 going to finish the story The Awisks or The Three Soldiers. The soldier was going to The Kingdom of Coldness. He was searching for his sweetheart. He was in the second old man鈥檚 bothy. The old man was combing his beard with a clump of pine.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲hat a rough comb you have!鈥� said the soldier.

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 have none smoother,鈥� the old man replied.

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 have better,鈥� the soldier said. And he gave him the second curry comb.

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 know where you鈥檙e going,鈥� said the old man. 鈥淪tay the night here. You can leave in the morning.鈥�

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听听听听听听听 Next day, the soldier was leaving. The old man said to him, 鈥淢y brother will put you on the right road. He is a distance of a year and a day from here. But I鈥檒l give you a ball of thread. Throw it in front of you and it will take you there today.鈥�

听听听听听听听 The soldier left. He was throwing the ball of thread in front of him. At dusk he reached a bothy. There was a grey-haired old man there. He was combing his beard with a brush of blackthorn.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲hat a rough comb you have!鈥� said the soldier.

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 have none smoother,鈥� the old man replied.

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 have better,鈥� the soldier said. And he gave him the third curry comb.

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听听听听听听听 鈥淚 know where you鈥檙e going,鈥� said the old man. 鈥淪tay the night here. You can leave in the morning.鈥�

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听听听听听听听 The next day, the old man said to him, 鈥淵ou have to make a distance of seven years and seven days. But I鈥檒l give you a staff. It will take you at a speed of a mile a minute. And an eagle will take you to the Kingdom of Coldness.

听听听听听听听 He gave a loud whistle and an eagle appeared. 鈥淲hen you reach The Kingdom of Coldness, you鈥檒l have to kill a giant,鈥� the old man said.

听听听听听听听 The eagle picked up the soldier. He put him down in The Kingdom of Coldness. The soldier killed the giant outside the King鈥檚 castle. The daughter saw him. She shouted to the King, 鈥淥h, father, that鈥檚 the soldier that saved me from the awisks.鈥�